Cunard Team

World Voyage Departure

Guest Blog – Lisa Page, New Media Executive

Hello All

As we’re heading towards the weekend I wanted to share a couple of photos and a short video from earlier on in the week here in Southampton. Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth departed on Tuesday evening for their world voyages with a wonderful fireworks display on the Southampton Water. Hundreds of guests were out on their balconies and the open deck areas, cameras were flashing by the second and both ships were blowing their whistles as they sailed into the distance.

Photo credit - Martin Knight, FTF Worldwide

Photo credit - Martin Knight, FTF Worldwide

It was brilliant to watch our flagship and our newest Cunarder sail off together, and will be the last time we see any of the Cunard fleet in Southampton until the end of March when Queen Victoria returns to the UK. We’re very much looking forward to 5 June when all 3 of our Queens will be together in Southampton for the first time, in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, it’s sure to be a day to remember!

Queen Mary 2 is now in Madeira as she heads down to Cape Town and Queen Elizabeth is crossing the Atlantic heading to New York. Queen Victoria continues her Americas season as she sails around Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal until March this year. We were very pleased to hear this week that she was awarded Best Ship and Best Food in the cruise.co.uk Passenger Ratings 2011 – thank you to those of you who voted!

On a separate note – have you seen our new look homepage on the Cunard website? Have a look and let us know what you think: www.cunard.com

We’ll be updating you with photos and news from the fleet as they sail around the world over the next few months, with some maiden ports of call along the way – please keep logging on!

Lisa, Peter & yourself should be pleased that as a result of everyone’s reviews over the year “Cruise” has voted the Victoria throughout 2011 as the best cruise ship and has the best food. This is now 2 years running which is well done to all who work on Victoria. I would agree but as in all these catagories such as “Best Cruise Line” it is a matter of opinion and a matter of “courses for horses”. You can’t win them all but, in 2012, Cunard will try, no doubt.

Lovely to see your pictures…but actually it was Tuesday evening,10th Jan when the two Queens started their World voyages…I disembarked the Queen Elizabeth on January 10th my 70th Birthday after 5 wonderful nights on her on a trip to Le Havre and Hamburg with three girl friends.Thankyou Cunard for my Birthday Card and Birthday greetings on the am TV Morning Show with Amanda Reid (the excellent Cruise Director).
My Husband and I are really looking forward to rejoining Queen Elizabeth on the 5th April in Dubai for the last leg of her World voyage…can’t wait!!

The recent, very saddened circumstances in Italy, reaffirm the necessity for an absolute aherence to maritime care and strictness of proper protocols. Such confirms the policies of Cunard, with its Ships, Captains and Crews.This is why, we voyage with Cunard.

The new webpage looks terrific. It is very fresh in appearance. The only thing I would like to see return are the itinerary maps that used to come up when you looked at a specific voyage under the destinations tab. Again, Nice job!

Kenneth Eden I agree and I will continue to cruise with Cunard. However in the words of that old football chant “They (Cunard) have all gone quiet over there”. I read today in The Times that Cunard amongst others are reviewing safety procedures so I am sure Peter or Lisa will be putting out some comment in the near future.The Cruise.com reviews have certainly thrown up many opinions but I await the Official Inquiry when “truth will out”.